Thirteen Reasons Why - Entry 3

After finally finishing the book, I can say that I truly did not expect the book to end the way it did. As we close in on the last couple of tapes, we learn that Clay isn't on the tapes for bad reasons, as everyone else is. He is on the tapes because Hannah feels as though she never got the chance to finish their story, showing that they clearly had some time of relationship prior to Hannah's death. As Asher writes, "You don't belong in the same way as the others. It's like that song: One of these things is not like the others. One of these things just doesn't belong.
And that's you, Clay. But you need to be here if I'm going to tell my story. To tell it more completely" (200). 
The above quote is from one of the tapes Hannah sent to Clay, explaining why he received the tapes. It turns out that although everyone else got the tapes because they were mean or did something bad to Hannah, Clay got the tapes because Hannah needed to tell him something about the night they kissed at the party, but couldn't do it in person. She wanted him to know how she felt about their kiss, since they somehow never got the chance to talk about it after the fact. The book ends with Clay reflecting on all the secrets he now knows about the other twelve people, and reasons, that caused Hannah to commit suicide. He struggles to go to school, fearing if he sees on of them he will lash out, and then not be able to explain himself since only a select few received the tapes. Although the book was pretty good read, I didn't exactly love the book. First of all, some of the reasons behind why certain people were on the tapes didn't seem like such a big deal. Now, I don't know Hannah and I don't know what previous experiences she has had, but she never really explained a life-changing experience that could lead her to end her life. For example, one of the popular kids at her school released a 'Hot or Not List'. Hannah ended up being on the 'Hot' list. Now, this caused Hannah to be treated differently. Guys tended to disrespect her and treat her as if she wasn't actually a human, which lead to girls judging her. Of course, this would probably be a very tough situation, but in my opinion, it doesn't seem like a reason that would lead someone to end their life. Overall, Thirteen Reasons Why was an average book, not amazing, but wasn't worthy of quitting.